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ALEX GURNEY

Biography:

Alex Gurney is the youngest son of racing legend and All American Racers Team owner Dan Gurney. While he was exposed to auto racing from the time he was born, he was not encouraged to pursue a driving career and only started go-karting on an amateur level in his first year of college. Upon graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in the spring of 1997, he gained his parents' blessing to go road racing.

Off the track, Alex enjoys motorcycle riding with his Dad and brothers, often test riding the latest version of the Alligator motorcycle. He also enjoys golf, sim racing, playing poker, and is also a voracious reader of all things scientific, and especially enjoys learning about genetics, the aging process, and cancer research. He also loves to spend time with his wife Colleen and daughter, Natalie (born Dec ’06) and daughter Savannah (born Sept ’09).

Born - September 4, 1974

Birthplace – Newport Beach, CA

Resides- Irvine, CA

CAREER Highlights:

  • 13 career Rolex Series victories

  • 2007 and 2009 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Champion

  • 2008 Rolex 24 At Daytona second-place finisher with Jon Fogarty, Jimmie Johnson and Jimmy Vasser

  • Most Wins in a Rolex Series season (7) with Jon Fogarty in 2007

  • Most Wins in the 2009 season (4) with Jon Fogarty

  • 2007 Rolex Series lap leader (331)

  • Five career Rolex Series poles

  • Pole and track record at the 2007 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona

  • Two poles in his first two qualifying attempts in his Rolex Sports Car Series debut season 2005.

  • Finished third in 2002 Toyota Atlantic Championship

  • Scored eight top-10s in 2001 British Formula 3 Championship

  • Winner of the Team Green Academy which featured the top 25 best up and coming American racers (1998)

  • Scored 10 wins and 10 poles in 14 races in Formula Dodge Midwest Championship 1997

  • Won SCCA regional championship Colorado (Dodge Neon) 1997

2010:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

3rd in season championship

Despite a win at the New Jersey round, this was a tough season for Alex and the Gainsco team. Some early season reliability issues put the team on the back foot in a season that was dominated by the Ganassi team.

2009:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

1st in season championship

Alex’s 2nd major championship victory. This season was highlighted by 4 wins, in a very hotly contested championship that went down to the final event.

2008:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

2nd in season championship

A difficult follow-up year after a dominating 2007 performance. Alex and Jon won the very wet Mid-Ohio round and finished a solid 2nd in the championship. 

2007:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series

1st in season championship

Won the Pole position for one of the racing world’s marquee events, the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona, the first race of the 2007 Rolex Grand Am championship, then went on to one of the most dominating season runs in series’ history. Alex and teammate Jon Fogarty won 7 of the season’s 14 races, breaking the all time single season win mark.

2006:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
6th in season championship
In a sophomore year that was marked by big ups and downs, Alex led the GAINSCO team in its first full season of Rolex Series competition by leading dozens of laps, finishing on the podium four times, winning a pole at Watkins Glen and forming a strong partnership with new teammate Jon Fogarty.

2005:
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing - Grand American Rolex Sports Car Series
18th in season championship (partial season)
Alex's debut season in sports cars, showing clear signs of speed. Topped the times in his very first practice day in a Daytona Prototype when the team debuted in Laguna Seca. Paired with rookie Bob Stallings, Alex (in his only two qualifying attempts that season) scored two pole positions at Barber Motorsports Park and Mid-Ohio. He also had four top-10 finishes and a podium at Watkins Glen, and catapulted his team into the top ranks of Rolex Series competitors.

2004:
Blackhawk Racing/Pacific Coast Motorsports
Driver Coach/Test Driver
Worked as a test driver and driver coach for PCM's championship-winning Toyota Atlantic team, and coached Bob Stallings on his way to victory in the SCCA Formula Atlantic National Championship.

2003:
Blackhawk Racing/Pacific Coast Motorsports
Driver Coach/Test Driver

2002:
Dorricott Racing - Toyota Atlantic Championship
3rd in series championship
Strong qualifying efforts and consistent race finishes powered Gurney to third place in one of the most competitive seasons of Atlantic competition on record. Was on provisional pole at Denver, Trois Riviers, and Toronto, racked up four podium finishes, six top-5s and 11 top-10s in 12 races.

2001:
Fortec Motorsport - British Formula 3

In a difficult lone year in Europe, Alex took a chance with one of the only teams in the field that ran a Renault engine that struggled against a field full of Hondas. Disagreements in the team made a learning year in the series very forgettable. Things looked a little more promising towards the end of the season, Alex had a few solid qualifying performances, and ended with eight top 10 finishes.

*End of year, returned to the US, won the "Dorricott shootout" in team’s Indy Lights cars, broke track record at Buttonwillow raceway, beating out fellow competitors- Nick Rondet, Ryan Hunter Reay, Danica Patrick, Rocky Moran Jr, Roger Yasukawa, Sepp Koster. Prize was a season with Dorricott Racing in Toyota Atlantic.

2000:
All American Racers - Toyota Atlantic Championship

1 pole, 1 podium in a debut season for AAR, 8th in series championship despite 5 mechanical DNFs from 12 races

1999:
P1 Racing/Team Green

Raced with Kool sponsorship at Team Kool Green/P1 Racing in first year of Atlantic competition.

1998:
Barber Dodge Pro Series/ Team Green

1 pole, 3 top 5s, in lone year of Pro Series

1997:
Winner Team Green Academy Scholarship besting the top 25 up and coming American drivers.

10 wins, 10 poles from 14 races in Skip Barber Formula Dodge championship

1996 / 1997:
Won SCCA regional championship in Colorado (Dodge Neon)

 

All American Racers

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